1. The SPBAT utility automates the binary patch apply for the patches that are obtained through the SPB bundle only. It excludes the configuration actions and server restart operations.
2. The SPBAT utility does not handle the start, stop, and post-patching configuration operations of the servers. The user can use either custom startup/shutdown scripts or the ones available with the product. The post-patching configuration operations, if any, must be manually performed, as documented in the SPB README.html.
3. The SPBAT utility supports only IDM 12.2.1.4 and 12.2.1.3 versions deployed on LinuxX86-64, SOLARIS_SPARC64, SOLARIS64(x86), WINDOWS64 platforms.
4. The SPBAT utility has minimalistic error handling, and it relies on the correctness of the input values provided by the user while using the tool.
5. The SPBAT utility does not create any backup of the environment/application/configuration/data prior to individual patching of the product or component.
6. The SPBAT utility does not provide rollback support. For any issues, use the backups (created before Downtime phase) to restore the environment. However, while applying SPB, existing one-offs present in the ORACLE_HOME can be rolled back. Manually review the ORACLE_HOME inventory and re-apply any one-offs that might have been rolled back during the application of IDM SPB.